Man of Letters

Silas, who reads and writes letters for people who cannot read and write, cannot make head or tail of a letter from America brought to him by Grimble.

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Silas: I’m not sure what it means…

Grimble: Come on, what does it say?

Silas: Well, I’d tell you if I could understand it.

Grimble: One moment you’re telling me you can read but next moment you say you can’t?

Silas: It’s not that. I understand the words, but I don’t understand his meaning.

Grimble: Ah, you mean, it was written by a fellow what can’t write?

Silas: Well, he has strung some words together but they're all in a tangle. Look, give me a halfpenny and I’ll tell you what I think he means.

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